https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/mpp-dihydroch
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The success of the orthopaedic treatment is closely related to the patient's skeletal maturation. This study aimed to evaluate the midpalatal suture (MPS), the zygomaticomaxillary suture (ZMS) maturation, and the closure degree of the spheno-occipital synchondrosis (SOS) in patients of different age groups. The presence of a correlation between these parameters and the palatal dimensions was also verified. SUBJECTS/METHODS The study was based on computed tomography images of 314 patients between 7 and 3